negation C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of denying or the contradiction of something His silence felt like a negation of everything we had agreed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of denying or the... denialcontradictionrefutationdisavowalrejectionrepudiationnullification ↔ Opposites affirmationassertionconfirmation Word family Related forms negatenegativenegatorynegator Etymology AI details From Latin negatio ('a denying'), from negare ('to deny, say no'). negatio Latin negare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # negation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of denying or the contradiction of something ## Examples - His silence felt like a negation of everything we had agreed. ## Synonyms - denial - contradiction - refutation - disavowal - rejection - repudiation - nullification ## Antonyms - affirmation - assertion - confirmation ## Related Forms - negate - negative - negatory - negator ## Roots and Affixes - Root: negatio - Root: negare ## Etymology From Latin negatio ('a denying'), from negare ('to deny, say no'). ## AI Etymology Negation comes from Latin negatio ('a denying'), from negare ('to deny, say no'). The etymological trail includes Latin negatio, Latin negare. The same word family includes negate, negative, negatory, negator. Its current noun use means "the act of denying or the contradiction of something". ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown